August 2014

August 26, 2014

The year 2014 has been one full of major life events. I turned 40 in June, and Amelia started school. I got to see Marie graduate and help her move in her dorm at college. I've tried not to think too much about any of it so that I don't get too emotional. I've had a few breakdowns where I just cry in my car when I'm by myself, but it's not because I'm sad. My heart is just so full.

Amelia was super excited to start school. It shouldn't have surprised me that she just got on that bus without a look back. She's ready to conquer the world!

Andy and I drove to the school to watch her get off the bus. I'm not usually one to post blurry pictures, but this one shows just how excited she was to get this show going!

August 14, 2014

So many new and exciting things are going on in my family right now. Silas and Meredith have started back to school. Si is now in 4th grade and Mere is in the 2nd. They were both very excited about going back. I'm so glad they both like school, and I hope that continues. The first day Meredith was ready at 6:00. She woke me up and already had her backpack on her back ready to go. Silas isn't much of a morning person so it took a little more to get him going. You couldn't tell by Si's picture that he was actually excited about going back. He was mostly aggravated with me because I wanted to get a picture of him and Mere together. I guess I should just be glad I got what I did.

Amelia was NOT happy about it, and she certainly didn't try to hide it. She didn't want her brother and sister going to school with out her, and she didn't want me taking their picture either. I thought taking her picture would satisfy her, but nope...didn't work.

Amelia will be starting PreK this year (tomorrow actually). I don't know how I'm going to handle it. I'm sad because my baby is starting school, but I'm not torn apart over it because she is SO ready to start. I think she's going to be just fine (as long as she doesn't get in trouble for trying to boss everyone around). We took her to meet the teacher Tuesday and to drop off her supplies. She didn't want to leave. I think you can tell how excited she is just by the sparkle in her eyes!

Then there's my oldest girl, Marie :-) I cannot begin to describe how awesome it is to be in this amazing girls life. She will be starting college at SLU. I'm so excited that I'll get to help her move into her dorm this weekend! She's getting things all packed up, and taking care of things like student IDs and parking passes!